ON the anniversary of Celtic great Jimmy Johnstone's passing, our gallery includes rare and never-before-seen pictures from the Daily Record archives.

TODAY marks the eighth anniversary of the passing of one of the most exceptional talents ever to grace the Scottish game.

The peerless Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone was a key player in what was arguably Scottish football's greatest ever club side, winning a clean sweep of trophies in season 1966/67.

Jinky won a total of nine league titles with Celtic, four Scottish Cups and three League Cups and the European Cup in 1967, which earned he and his Lisbon Lions pride of place in Celtic history.

That said it was the way Johnstone bravely battled Motor Neuron Disease, with grace and humour, up until his death in 2006 that highlighted the strength of character that made him such a remarkable man.

We have delved into the Record archives for some rare and never-before-seen photographs charting his life and times in the gallery above.

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